Apparatus for filling shoes.



W. F. PACKARD.

APPARATUS FOR FILLING SHOES.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 20.1913.

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1 winner: r. raoxann, or Bn'ooK'ron', MASSACHUSETTS, nssrenoa or ONE-HALF r0 KENO SUPPLY' COMPANY, OF BROCK'I'ON, MASSACHUSETTS, A GOQQPORAIION 0F MASSACHUSETTS.

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0 all whom it may concern Beit known that I, WILLIAM F. PACKARD,

eitizenl ofthe United States, residing at This invention relates to an apparatus for treating and applying filler material to shoes-H.

- In the manufacture of welt shoes a cavity is formed between the inner and outer soles which cavity itiscustomary to fill with a suitable material in order to give the sole thickness and stability. Vano-us substances a d,compositionshave been and are employed for this purpose and one such oom- ,pbsiftion is described in United States-Letters Patent No; 1,019,964 issued to James I P;. Keenery March 12,- 1912. In a shoe filler .of this particular character the material "which is normally more or less'solid is re- ,duced to a plastic condition by heat and in that'conditiQn is applied to the shoes lay a nif sr ad y The mai object of my invention is to provide an apparatus for filling shoes in which. the] filler 'is "maintained in a suitable condition for application and 'bythe use 01 which it maybe applied to, shoes withraid-ity and. with minimum amount of iiibor.

. .A furtherbbjectas to provide an apparatus jwhich is of low cost both as regards hereinafter.

[contruction and operation and which is c'ompact and eflicient.

f the invention will be more lspecifically set forth and described 'QII'I the accompanying drawings illustratthe preferred form of my invention Figure 1 is a side elevation partly in vertical'sectiomof an apparatus constructed and operated in accordance with my imjention; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same and Fig.

.3 is a'nelevation of the front portion of the kettle.

' In the illustrated embodiment of the inyention isshowna steam-jacketed kettle a of any suitable form, sup'por'tedupon legs flhe kettle may be connected-to a suitnrranarcs ron FILLING sHons."

Specification of Letters Batent. Application filed June 29, 1913. Serial NO. 774,841.

Patented Oct. 10, 11916.

- flows through thechamber 7 and through an outlet pipe 8 controlledby a valve 9 and thereby maintains the kettle at a high temperature. The inlet pipe is preferably bent to form an open loop 10 lying in a hori-' zontal plane and serving as a support for a receptacle 11 which is adapted to hold a surplus supply of filler material from which the kettle maybe replenished from timeto time.

A portion12 of the exterior surface of the kettle may be finished flat so -that the operator may after the shoe has, been filled draw it upwardly against the flat surface to screws I l and provided with a series of vertical grooves 15 openat the top to receive the blades of the knives or Spreaders In the use of my apparatus the kettle 4 'is connected to 'a suitable steam supplywhich flows through the inlet pipe 6 into thechamber 7 and out through the outlet .pipe 8 thereby heating the kettle. The

temperature of the kettle may be regulated within. certain limits by the valve 9 which controls the flow of steam. After the ket' tle has become heated, it is then partially filled with the filler material which is re duced by the heat to a plastic condition suitable for application to shoes. At the same time the receptacle 11 is loaded with filler material 17 which is gradually heated by the coil 10 so thatwhen the kettle is replenished Whenworking the operator takes a posispreader in his right hand and a shoe bottom uppermost in his left hand. Holding the shoe over the kettle he takes up the filler material on the knife or spreader and fills in the shoe bottom leveling it 0E with the spreader. The filled shoe is then drawn 114') tion in front of the kettle with a knife or over the exterior finished portion of the kettle ,with the top surface of the filler in contact therewith to smooth the filler. In drawlng the shoe over the part 12 it is essential that it be held with the toe pointing downwardly and be drawn upwardly in order that the filler material may be held in the toe portion. If the shoe be drawn in the opposite direction the filler material is crowded or drawn away from the toe leaving a partially filled sole.

It will be noticed that my apparatus is so arranged that the knives or spreaders are on the right hand side as the operator stands in position in front of the kettle and the finished portion 12 on, the left hand side. This arrangement permits the operator to use his. right hand in filling the shoe held in his left hand and after the shoe is filled to draw it upwardly over the finished portion of the kettle withhis left hand before placing the shoe in the finished pile. This conduces to rapidity and economy of labor beits lowest terms.

cause all unnecessary and superfluous move- ''ments are eliminated and the operation of applying the filler material is reduced to It is to be understood that my invention may be embodied in other constructions than that hereinbefore described and illustrated.

What I claim is:

. 1. An apparatus for filling shoes comprising a steam-jacketed kettle for reducing the filler to a plastic state, an inlet pipe for delivering steam to said kettle, a valve for controlling the passage of said steam from the kettle, a receptacle for filler material so arranged as to be supported on and heated' .by said inlet pipe, an integral upright portion of the kettle being finished flat to provide means for smoothing the filler off after it has been applied to the shoe and means disposed on the opposite side 'from the fiat portion for containing the tools for filling the shoes with filler material.

2. An apparatus for filling shoes comprising a kettle. unobstructed over its upper surface to present an approximately horizon:

tally disposed exposed opening' or mouth enabling an operator to work thereover and have direct access thereto, a receptacle arranged 'above and offset from the vertical plane of said opening or mouth portion of the kettle to occupy a position laterally therebeyond, said receptacle being open at that side which faces the kettle to discharge toward the operator, the bottom thereof 00- copying approximately the plane of the edge of the kettle bordering the opening or mouth to permit the operator to push the material from the receptacle into the kettle, substantially as described.

the kettle to occupy a position laterally therebeyond, said receptacle. being open at 'that side'which faces the kettle to discharge toward the operator, the bottom thereof 00- cupymg approximately the plane of the edge of the kettle bordering the opening or mouth to permit the operator to push the material from the receptacle into the kettle, the kettle and the receptacle being formed integral and adapted to be heated, substantially as described. V

4. An apparatus for filling shoes compris inga kettle, a receptacle arranged above and offset from the kettle to occupy a position beyond the edge of the kettle, said receptacle being open at that edge which faces the kettle, the bottom thereof occupying approximately the plane of the top of the kettle to permit the operator to dischar e the material from the receptacle ,direct y into the kettle, and means for heating the kettle and the receptacle, said means comprising in part a conducting pipe for heat] ing medium elongated and bent laterally to embrace a wide area beneath the receptacle, substantially as described.

5. An apparatus for filling shoes com risi ing a kettle, the surrounding wall of w ich is formed to receive a heating medium, an upright portion of the exterior surface of} said wall being finished and flat for smooth.-.

ing the surface of the filler after it has been" 1 applied to the shoe, said finished fiat surdium to directly heat said finished face constituting a part of the inclosure for the heating medium so as .to be. directly 7 heated by the latter.-

(in An apparatus for filling shoes com ris ing a steam-jacketed kettle, a portion 0 the outer wall of the steam-jacket being finished to-constituto a smoothing device for theisurface of theffiller after it has been'applied to the shoe, the hollow interior'of the steamjacket extending over the interior oisaid witnesses, this the eleventh day of June,

WILLIAM F. PACKARD.

Witnesses:

F. J. V. DAKIN, I E. F. Unmo. 

